Why Jasper Johns Is an Icon of 20th-Century Painting

Artsy – This past fall, the 87-year-old American artist Jasper Johns revealed plans to turn his 170-acre retreat in rural Sharon, Connecticut, into an artists’ residence upon his death. Recognized as one of America’s finest painters and printmakers, Johns intends to create an endowment that will allow the retreat to welcome not only visual artists, but poets, musicians, and dancers for three-month sojourns.